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SC

DOE confirms eight cases of coronavirus at Savannah River Site

Eight cumulative cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, have been recorded at the Savannah River Site as of late Thursday morning.

That’s an uptick of two cases compared to Wednesday afternoon.

Four Savannah River Site employees have recovered from novel coronavirus infection and have returned to work, a U.S. Department of Energy spokesperson said...

https://www.aikenstandard.com/coronavirus/doe-confirms-eight-cases-of-coronavirus-at-savannah-river-site/article_09cd7d40-7ffa-11ea-a963-57eb0dd39697.html

Roughly 10,000 people are employed at SRS, the federal nuclear reserve south of Aiken and neighboring New Ellenton and Jackson. In light of the novel coronavirus crisis, most Savannah River Site employees are teleworking or are on leave — though the former is complicated by the nature of the work done there.


226 posted on 04/16/2020 11:16:38 AM PDT by LilFarmer
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THAILAND

Report: Medical examiner died from COVID-19 after being infected by corpse in Thailand
Today, 10:58 AM

BANGKOK (Gray News) - A new report in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine states a medical examiner likely died from COVID-19 after coming in contact with a deceased individual....

This is likely the first known occurrence of death among personnel in a forensic unit.

https://www.witn.com/content/news/Report-Medical-examiner-died-from-COVID-19-after-being-infected-by-corpse-in-Thailand-569693091.html?ref=091


227 posted on 04/16/2020 11:18:30 AM PDT by LilFarmer
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